The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

"I understand your concerns, but have you ever thought about the future?"

"after?"

Concubine Ning spoke nonchalantly, her face calm and composed as if she didn't care at all, but her hands under her sleeves tightened.

Song Shengfu lowered her eyebrows, with her usual gentle smile on her face as she said:

"Even a sickly son would attract envy and hatred. If there were a healthy and favored prince, I'm afraid many people would be restless."

Concubine Ning suddenly looked up and stared at Song Shengfu. How did she know?

That’s right, although the Sixth Prince is still weak, his movements are no different from those of an ordinary person.

One reason was that she had a good diet, and the other was that she secretly sought out a miracle doctor and brought him into the palace. After so many years, she finally found the miracle doctor Xunweizi.

She was overjoyed but also a little overwhelmed. It was okay that her son was weak before, and besides being jealous of being favored, fortunately he grew up safely.

You should know that His Majesty now has only six sons and two daughters, but the number of princes and princesses who died young is probably too numerous to count.

She was lucky. Her family had no power or influence. After entering the palace, she relied on the favor of His Majesty to achieve what she has today.

If people outside knew that Ling'er was in good health now, Concubine Ning would shudder as she recalled the conspiracies and plots she had suffered when she first entered the palace.

Song Shengfu didn't know that her words had made Concubine Ning think so much. After a long while without seeing Concubine Ning's reply, she couldn't help but glance at Concubine Ning secretly.

The imperial concubine's face turned pale and she looked a little dazed.

Song Shengfu didn't know the news that the Sixth Prince was in good health, but she knew that according to the original plot, the Sixth Prince had died in the palace incident last year.

At this time in the dream, there was a famine and the victims were out of control. A large group of people rushed into the imperial tomb and stole a lot of things.

At that time, the coffin of your majesty's young son was overturned, and his body was exposed to the sky before it was completely decomposed. The Emperor of Chu was furious and sent out troops, ordering the killing of the rioters, so that in May of the 18th year of Mingde, blood flowed like a sea.

His Majesty's youngest son is the Sixth Prince. Song Shengfu was shocked at the time. It turned out that the Sixth Prince died before he was even eight years old in his previous life.

"I have no desire to fight for power or gain. I just want my son to grow up safely."

Concubine Ning's words were a little pale. She herself didn't believe what she said. In the eyes of those people, who would not love power?

"Your Majesty, do you really think so? I'm afraid that I'll be at the mercy of others in the future. Your Majesty doesn't have that intention, but you must be prepared."

"Your Majesty is deeply troubled by the many people suffering in Great Chu. If the Empress were in the palace, Your Majesty would surely be more at ease."

Concubine Ning had a flash of inspiration. Yes, if she didn't show up in this matter, she could let her sister, the Queen, take the lead. After all, she was the mother of a country.

Seeing that Concubine Ning was interested, Song Shengfu felt a little relieved.

Concubine Ning was thinking about many things, and what Mrs. Duan said really touched her heart.

First, His Majesty had been working so hard recently, and she felt so sorry for him. Second, she hadn't yet properly thanked her sister for the miracle doctor.

"I have already made a decision on this matter."

Seeing this, Song Shengfu knew that 70% of the matter was done, and all she had to do was wait quietly.

Concubine Ning picked up the teacup, her eyes flickering, the corners of her mouth slightly raised as she looked at Song Shengfu intently.

"But I'm a little curious, why did Madam Duan tell me about this?"

Song Shengfu groaned inwardly, she knew she couldn't get away with it.

"What I am asking for this time is selfish."

"Don't worry, Madam. If this is accomplished, I will speak well of you to His Majesty."

Song Shengfu knew that Concubine Ning had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained that she came to Concubine Ning to talk about this matter because she didn't want the Duan family to become famous in the public eye.

"Your Highness has misunderstood. I have no selfish motives here. I have been fasting and chanting Buddhist scriptures all day long these days. Whenever I hear my four sons talk about the disaster victims, I feel deeply sympathetic."

"Buddha said that good and evil will be rewarded, and accumulating good deeds will bring immeasurable merits. I just wanted to do something. After a hundred years, I will still have merits and virtues, and my next life will be harmonious and complete."

Song Shengfu looked obsessed with Buddhism, and she would chant a few Buddhist mantras from time to time.

After seeing this, Concubine Ning believed it to 70%. She had heard Kang Ge'er say in the past that her grandmother always kept the ancestral hall burning brightly, and sometimes the smell of candles could be smelled from a long distance away.

"The old lady is kind-hearted. I am the one who is obsessed with appearances."

Song Shengfu shook her head with a sincere and pious look on her face.

"Your Majesty, you have the Emperor's grace, so you don't need to worry about these things. I have only been chanting Buddha's name for a few days, but I also think I am a good person. Only today have I shamelessly come to you to ask for help."

"No, this trip is for the people. If it succeeds, it will be a great merit for me."

Song Shengfu felt relieved after hearing this.

"Oh, I don't like to be called that. I'm afraid they'll laugh at me to death if they find out the reason."

Concubine Ning understood that Madam Duan was unwilling to take on the responsibility of taking on the title. But that was fine, as she had other plans.

If she was willing to take on this title, he wouldn't have come to her. Wouldn't it be better to let the fourth son submit the memorial?

They were forced to stay for lunch, and only when the sun was setting did Song Shengfu return home with Kang Ge'er, who had played wildly.

When she left, Song Shengfu left something for Concubine Ning. It was not until nightfall that Concubine Ning had the things presented and asked someone to invite Emperor Chu over.

When she opened the box and saw what was inside, Concubine Ning was so shocked that she almost couldn't hold the thing in her hand.

Inside was a bill from Kangxing Money House, with a value of 170,000 taels of silver written on it.

Remembering that before she left, Old Madam Duan had been telling her to accept this thing, she thought it was just some kind of object and didn't take it seriously.

Who would have thought that it was actually 170,000 silver coins? Concubine Ning was a little shocked. This was almost as much as her private treasury.

Concubine Ning was not of high birth, and the Ning family became wealthy thanks to her, so she was not well-off to begin with, and it was only thanks to the frequent gifts from the Emperor of Chu that she was able to make ends meet.

Thinking about Madam Duan's background, I had some idea in my mind. After all, she was from an aristocratic family, and her family was indeed rich.

This foundation is incomparable to those upstarts. A vase in their home may be priceless.

Just look at the things that were delivered before and you will know that they are things that money cannot buy.

Concubine Ning felt that the thing in her hand was a little hot and was already thinking about how to deal with it.

Just when Concubine Ning was in distress, the Emperor of Chu arrived.

Concubine Ning was so lost in thought that she didn't even notice the Emperor of Chu coming in. The Emperor of Chu ordered his men to be silent and walked straight towards Concubine Ning.

Seeing Le Rou standing there in a daze with something in her hand, Emperor Chu was a little curious.

"Le Rou, what are you doing?"

Concubine Ning was frightened and turned around to look at Emperor Chu with round eyes, like a frightened rabbit.

After realizing what was happening, Concubine Ning was a little angry. She put down the things in her hands and threw herself into the arms of Emperor Chu.

"Your Majesty, you scared me to death. Did you do it on purpose?"